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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1625 Ex Parte Talasila et al 10/510,064 GREEN 112(1)/103(a) DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES, INC. EXAMINER CHANG, CELIA C

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Yamazaki et al 10/638,326 TIMM 103(a) OLIFF & BERRIDGE, PLC EXAMINER LEWIS, BEN

1733 Ex Parte SUGITATSU et al 12/543,798 PER CURIAM 112(1) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE

1736 Ex Parte Miller 11/387,307 SMITH 103(a) HONEYWELL/UOP EXAMINER RUMP, RICHARD M

1746 Ex Parte Colson et al 11/228,445 KRATZ 103(a) DORSEY & WHITNEY, LLP EXAMINER LEE, JAEYUN

1747 Ex Parte Nakano et al 12/326,257 NAGUMO 103(a) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER SHEH, ANTHONY H

1783 Ex Parte Flanigan et al 09/974,710 GARRIS 103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER SIMONE, CATHERINE A

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Chen et al 10/703,021 HUGHES 102(b)/103(a) DUKE W. YEE YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. EXAMINER BELOUSOV, ANDREY

2165 Ex Parte Vos et al 09/990,770 KRIVAK 103(a) Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP c/o CPA Global EXAMINER HICKS, MICHAEL J

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Onomatsu 10/830,345 MANTIS MERCADER 102(b)/103(a) OSHA LIANG L.L.P. EXAMINER EKPO, NNENNA NGOZI

2434 Ex Parte Kasamura 10/986,306 WINSOR 103(a) Studebaker & Brackett PC EXAMINER HAILU, TESHOME

2464 Ex Parte Barthel et al 11/035,720 HAHN 102(e) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(e) SIEMENS CORPORATION EXAMINER OVEISSI, MANSOUR

2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Christiansen 10/417,949 HOMERE 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER KAU, STEVEN Y

2626 Ex Parte Steinbiss 10/499,466 GONSALVES 102(e) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS EXAMINER SAINT CYR, LEONARD

2626 Ex Parte Boillot et al 10/607,760 GONSALVES 112(1)/112(2)/103(a) MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC EXAMINER WOZNIAK, JAMES S

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Mauder et al 11/016,963 KRIVAK 103(a) DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA EXAMINER PHAM, THANH V

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Mangelsen et al 11/284,202 ASTORINO 103(a) MCKEE, VOORHEES & SEASE, P.L.C. EXAMINER RAMSEY, JEREMY C

3665 Ex Parte Bader et al 11/153,042 KERINS 112(2)/103(a) LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP EXAMINER KISWANTO, NICHOLAS

3671 Ex Parte Payne et al 11/365,194 ABRAMS 103(a) DEERE & COMPANY EXAMINER TROUTMAN, MATTHEW D

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Kinskey 11/070,203 SPAHN 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) Terry Kinskey EXAMINER MEISLIN, DEBRA S

3731 Ex Parte Mead 11/014,669 BONILLA 103(a) BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE/CHICAGO/COOK EXAMINER SONNETT, KATHLEEN C

3738 Ex Parte Aray 11/893,291 GRIMES 112(2)/103(a) Ricardo A. Fuenmayor Aray EXAMINER HOBAN, MELISSA A

3741 Ex Parte Kim 11/171,699 SAADAT 102(b)/103(a) BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE EXAMINER KIM, CRAIG SANG

3748 Ex Parte Mischler et al 11/265,709 SAINDON 103(a) GE GPO- Transportation- The Small Patent Law Group EXAMINER TRIEU, THAI BA

3752 Ex Parte McGloughlin et al 11/225,389 SPAHN 103(a) MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC EXAMINER HWU, DAVIS D

3761 Ex Parte Mitchell et al 10/326,912 SPAHN 103(a) DORITY & MANNING, P.A. EXAMINER KIDWELL, MICHELE M

3761 Ex Parte Raycheck et al 11/240,943 GREEN 102(b)/103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER KIDWELL, MICHELE M

3763 Ex Parte Gonzales et al 10/695,295 HORNER 103(a) APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION EXAMINER VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG

3767 Ex Parte McIntosh 12/034,186 McCARTHY 103(a) BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE/CHICAGO/COOK EXAMINER SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Ji et al 11/384,706 HOUSEL 102(b) 102(b) MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION EXAMINER CANTELMO, GREGG

1772 Ex Parte Aizenberg et al 11/227,808 NAGUMO 102(b)/102(e) 102(b)/obviousness-type double patenting HITT GAINES, PC ALCATEL-LUCENT EXAMINER KILPATRICK, BRYAN T

1774 Ex Parte Aizenberg et al 11/227,759 NAGUMO 103(a) 103(a) HITT GAINES, PC ALCATEL-LUCENT EXAMINER JANCA, ANDREW JOSEPH

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Jansen et al 11/288,406 THOMAS 102(a)/103(a) 103(a) SLATER & MATSIL, L.L.P. Ira Matsil EXAMINER CLEARY, THOMAS J

2168 Ex Parte Zenz 10/750,003 CHEN 112(2)/103(a) 101/103(a) SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP EXAMINER MORRISON, JAY A

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Nyman et al 10/392,275 POTHIER 102(e) 101 WARE FRESSOLA VAN DER SLUYS & ADOLPHSON, LLP EXAMINER IBRAHIM, MOHAMED

2478 Ex Parte Venigalla 11/489,751 MANTIS MERCADER 103(a) 103(a) MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. EXAMINER LIN, KENNY S

2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte D'EVELYN et al 10/870,385 KRIVAK 112(2)/103(a) 112(2) TOM TILDEN c/o WEST CORPORATION EXAMINER KIM, WESLEY LEO

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Cheng et al 10/743,178 ASTORINO 103(a) 112(2) WPAT, PC EXAMINER JOHNSON, BLAIR M

3646 Ex Parte Lutz et al 11/611,348 BROWN 112(2)/103(a) 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE P.C. EXAMINER PALABRICA, RICARDO J

3661 Ex Parte Hamilton et al 10/847,817 BROWN 103(a) 103(a) Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global EXAMINER CAMBY, RICHARD M

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3681 Ex Parte 6,260,682 et al 90/009,861 09/450,410 SONG 102(b)/103(a) 102(b)/103(a) MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC EXAMINER ENGLISH, PETER C original EXAMINER BONCK, RODNEY H

AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Kaplan 10/852,407 LEBOVITZ 103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting Pabst Patent Group LLP EXAMINER PERREIRA, MELISSA JEAN

1624 Ex Parte Sneddon et al 11/292,325 ADAMS 112(1)/obviousness-type double patenting HAMILTON, BROOK, SMITH & REYNOLDS, P.C. EXAMINER BALASUBRAMANIAN, VENKATARAMAN

1641 Ex Parte Keenan et al 10/467,440 GREEN 103(a) BOYLE FREDRICKSON S.C. EXAMINER YU, MELANIE J

1647 Ex Parte Ashkenazi et al 10/893,802 MILLS 102(e)/102(f)/103(a) Arnold & Porter LLP (24126) EXAMINER STUCKER, JEFFREY J

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Bergman 10/051,860 COLAIANNI 103(a) PERKINS COIE LLP/SEMITOOL EXAMINER STINSON, FRANKIE L

1717 Ex Parte Ferranti et al 10/636,309 HASTINGS 103(a) MICHAEL O. SCHEINBERG EXAMINER PADGETT, MARIANNE L

1733 Ex Parte Oehring et al 11/805,043 HASTINGS 103(a) MICHAUD-Kinney Group LLP EXAMINER ROE, JESSEE RANDALL

1744 Ex Parte Boven et al 11/358,308 GARRIS 112(2)/103(a) CANTOR COLBURN LLP EXAMINER HINDENLANG, ALISON L

1782 Ex Parte Mitchell et al 10/721,583 GARRIS 112(2)/103(a) REED SMITH LLP EXAMINER THAKUR, VIREN A

1784 Ex Parte Benson et al 11/061,327 WARREN 102(b) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER SAMPLE, DAVID R

1784 Ex Parte Benson et al 09/515,978 WARREN 102(b) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER SAMPLE, DAVID R

1788 Ex Parte Hadj Romdhane et al 11/295,764 HANLON 102(b)/103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER CHANG, VICTOR S

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Chadha 11/139,204 KRIVAK 103(a) STAAS & HALSEY LLP EXAMINER UDDIN, MOHAMMED R

2168 Ex Parte Chayes et al 10/603,034 KRIVAK 101/103(a) LEE & HAYES, PLLC EXAMINER MORRISON, JAY A

2168 Ex Parte Duevel et al 11/062,553 KRIVAK 101/103(a) SAP / FINNEGAN, HENDERSON LLP EXAMINER LY, CHEYNE D

2173 Ex Parte Nelson et al 11/045,820 PER CURIAM 103(a) VOLENTINE & WHITT PLLC EXAMINER LEE, TING ZHOU

2183 Ex Parte Donofrio 11/237,006 ARBES 103(a) MISSION/BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP EXAMINER LI, AIMEE J

2184 Ex Parte Mitchell et al 11/513,639 PERRY 102(e)/103(a) LARSON NEWMAN, LLP EXAMINER SNYDER, STEVEN G

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Zriny et al 11/204,440 HOFF 112(2)/103(a) GARLICK & MARKISON (ALU) EXAMINER INGVOLDSTAD, BENNETT

2437 Ex Parte Huberman et al 10/695,198 BARRY 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER GELAGAY, SHEWAYE

2452 Ex Parte Lemchen 09/746,947 DANG 102(e) Law Offices of Daniel L. Dawes EXAMINER DOAN, DUYEN MY

2453 Ex Parte Delhumeau et al 11/377,464 POTHIER 102(b)/103(a) HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC EXAMINER FABBRI, ANTHONY E

2600 Communications
2628 Ex Parte Bell et al 10/233,679 CHEN 112(1)/112(2)/251 STAAS & HALSEY LLP EXAMINER BRIER, JEFFERY A

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2812 Ex Parte Adler et al 10/697,012 BISK 102(b)/102(e) CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ LLP EXAMINER POMPEY, RON EVERETT

2814 Ex Parte Elliott et al 11/424,183 MANTIS MERCADER 103(a) FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. EXAMINER WEISS, HOWARD

2884 Ex Parte Betancourt et al 11/388,274 FRAHM 102(e)/103(a) GORDON & JACOBSON, P.C. EXAMINER LEE, SHUN K

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Schoenberg 10/824,705 TURNER 103(a) King & Spalding LLP (Trizetto Customer Number) EXAMINER RAPILLO, KRISTINE K

3635 Ex Parte Daysh et al 11/801,869 BROWN 112(1)/103(a) WITHERS & KEYS, LLC EXAMINER GITLIN, MATTHEW J

3643 Ex Parte Patterson 11/134,531 ABRAMS 103(a) DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP EXAMINER VALENTI, ANDREA M

3657 Ex Parte Ohta 10/819,249 STAICOVICI 103(a) DOBRUSIN & THENNISCH PC EXAMINER NGUYEN, XUAN LAN T

3695 Ex Parte Shaw et al 10/032,535 FISCHETTI 112(1)/103(a) JOHN ALEXANDER GALBREATH EXAMINER OYEBISI, OJO O

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Henry et al 10/985,178 BROWN 103(a) MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. EXAMINER NGUYEN, KIEN T

3721 Ex Parte St. Germain et al 11/224,809 SPAHN 103(a) REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. EXAMINER DESAI, HEMANT

3762 Ex Parte Lau et al 11/235,684 ASTORINO 103(a) FULWIDER PATTON LLP EXAMINER DIETRICH, JOSEPH M

3724 Ex Parte Schmidt 10/966,733 KERINS 103(a) HENRICKS SLAVIN AND HOLMES LLP EXAMINER ALIE, GHASSEM

3761 Ex Parte Soerens et al 11/217,587 STAICOVICI 102(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. Tara Pohlkotte EXAMINER KIDWELL, MICHELE M

REHEARING

DENIED
2600 Communications
2629 Ex Parte Ditzik 11/023,361 BLANKENSHIP 112(1)/112(2) MILES & STOCKBRIDGE PC EXAMINER BODDIE, WILLIAM

DENIED
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte Krishnan et al 10/731,421 GREEN 103(a) Faegre Baker Daniels LLP STOKLOSA, JOSEPH A